INCELS AND OTHER MYTHS
Presented in the Fall/Winter 2023 New York Theater Festival. Nominated for Best Director out of over 100 eligible projects.
Written by Ally Sass
Directed by Jamey Miller
Produced by Ally Sass, Jamey Miller
Asst. Producer: Matthew Swain
Production Manager: Alex Duncker
Lighting and Sound Designer: Alex Duncker
Costume Design: Kat Lawrence
CAST
Nicole Albanese
Allison Blaize
Aidan Close
Joseph Dalfonso
Thomas McLaughlin
Katherine Schaber
Matthew Swain
Julien Tornelli
Synopsis:
Incels and Other Myths takes us on a mother and son's epic journey into the complex digital landscape of gender, power, and mythology. When Elaine's son Avery informs her that his online video game guild consists of “incels,” men who desire sexual relationships though are unable to find them, Elaine decides she must save Avery from spiraling deep into a notoriously wrathful and misogynistic community. Through their descent into fraught online territory, Avery and Elaine discover unexpected and intoxicating new realities that shape how they see their own worlds.
